BLM to conduct open house discussion of the Charleston Travel Management Area
Organization
BLM Office:
Media Contact:
Elko, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Elko District Office will be conducting an open house to discuss Route Evaluations for the Charleston Travel Management Area (CTMA). Members of the public are invited to attend this event and offer comments on the plan.
The open house will be held on March 14, 2019 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. PST at the Elko District Office, 3900 E Idaho Street, Elko, NV 89801.
During this meeting, maps of the routes inventoried will be available for review. The public is encouraged to review these routes and make comments. BLM representatives will be available to answer any questions.
Travel management planning is necessary for designating and providing appropriate access to and across public lands for a variety of uses including recreation, hunting, grazing, mineral exploration and energy development. It consists of three phases: route inventory, route evaluation/analysis and finally the development of the travel plan for each TMA. This open house will be focused on public input and review prior to route evaluations, which are scheduled to begin in April.
The Charleston TMA is approximately 157,588 acres in size and has 389 miles of roads identified. It is located in northern Elko County, bordered by Hwy 225 to the west, USFS lands to the north, the Charleston Reservoir Road to the South and extends over to the Marys’ River Basin to the east. Please see the attached map.
Public input is the first part of the planning process and comments will be accepted from February 22, 2019 through March 22, 2019.
Comments can be sent to www.elfoweb@blm.gov or by mail to the Elko District Office, 3900 E Idaho Street, Elko, NV 89801.
For more information call Melanie Peterson (775) 753-0200.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.